6 hurt in rear-end crash in Auburn

Four minors were injured when the car they were traveling in was rear-ended by another vehicle just after midnight on Interstate 395.

According to state police, the four in the first car were headed south on I-395 near Exit 5, which is the Route 20 exit, at 12:38 a.m. Police said that when an officer pulled the car over, the driver slammed on the brakes and the second car hit it in the rear.

The four minors were trapped in the vehicle. After they were extricated, they were taken to area hospitals. Police said their injuries are not life-threatening.

Two 18-year-olds from Winchester were in the second vehicle. They were also taken UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus, Worcester, with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police did not release the names of those involved.

I-395 and the on-ramp were closed from 1 to 2 a.m. The Auburn police and fire departments also assisted.